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John McCoy's Ratings and Endorsements

Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

33%
2016
63%
2014
50%
2013
13%
2012
90%
2011
73%
2010
40%
2009
40
2008
30%
2007
53%
2005-2006
53%
2005-2006
44%
2005
75%
2003
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2005
100
2008
100
2007
100%
2013
100%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2005
100%
2004
83%
2003
91%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
90%
2020
100%
2019
95%
2019
100%
2018
95%
2018
94%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2016
94%
2016
93%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
93%
2014
92%
2013
100%
2013
92%
2012
100%
2012
91%
2011
72%
2011
100%
2010
94%
2010
75%
2009
100
2008
100
2007
100%
2006
100%
2005
83%
2004
90%
2003
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
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